Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska on Wed, Nov 27, 2019, 10:56 AM AKST (19:56 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 28 km WSW of Ester, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-11-27 19:56:39 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.671° N, 146.824° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
43

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.547 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.633 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.928 km N of Whitestone, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.818 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.513 km S of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.47 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 5
  8. 2.542 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.57 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.551 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 114 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.345 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 104 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.546 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.638 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.59 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.18 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 3.728 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 295
  17. 1.510 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.624 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.637 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 115 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.042 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.626 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.45 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 2.316 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.610 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.511 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.08 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.514 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019f7qj71j. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:31 PM UTC.